Family-owned Rapid Pallets began in Chicago in 2001, when Francisco Torres started the business with little more than a pickup truck. Now based in Bridgeview, the company serves Midwest businesses from a 100,000-square-foot facility, where its on-site mill supports quick custom pallet production and delivery. It also puts leftover wood to use as landscaping material rather than sending it to waste.
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Pallets-R-Us IncStarted in 1984 by a father and son repairing discarded pallets in their Deer Park backyard, Pallets-R-Us Inc. is a family-owned and operated manufacturer and recycler serving the Northeast. The Sorge family now runs the business with more than 250 employees from a 120,000-plus-square-foot Bellport facility, where it produces new and reconditioned pallets and supports customers with pallet management and logistics. Its sustainability work includes milling locally recovered logs into pallet lumber and turning pallet waste into mulch.BELLPORT, NY
Penn PalletStill owned and operated by the Cunningham family, Penn Pallet traces its roots to a father-and-son-founded business established in Saint Marys, Pennsylvania, in 1976. The company is known for building wooden pallets for customers throughout the continental United States and Canada, while its recycling operation keeps all wood waste and scrap nails out of landfills. Its wood fiber has also been put to practical use as fuel for local schools, hospitals and industries.ST MARYS, PA
J & J PalletsFamily-owned and operated in Chambersburg, J & J Pallets supplies recycled wooden pallets while repairing and recycling used ones. The company processes close to 5,000 pallets for sale and disassembles or repairs about 7,500 more each week, with 24- to 48-hour turnaround and pickup or trailer service for businesses. J & J has served its community for more than 12 years.321920CHAMBERSBURG, PA
Yoder Pallet CompanyFounded in Points, West Virginia, in 2008 with a small saw and two employees, family-owned Yoder Pallet Company makes new, custom and reconditioned wooden pallets for businesses across the surrounding region. Its original 60,000-square-foot facility now anchors operations across three locations, with dedicated capacity for specialty pallets and crates as well as pallet recycling. The company also gives used pallets and wood waste a second life through repair, reuse and local reuse programs.SWANTON, MD